Big Hugs

Brian learned a trick! We're easily amused, as you can see from the video below, but it was so funny last night. Brian kept leaning into Ben's shoulder, so Ben started to say, "big hugs!" to him when he'd do it. After 2 or 3 times we realized Brian was giving hugs on command each time Ben would say, "big hugs!" He is so much fun!

ps. Don't mind my wheezing as I'm laughing in the background or Brian's matted hair- he kept rubbing into Ben's shoulder and his hair started to look like an old man's comb over. :o)

Bath and play time

Brian's first time in the big tub w/out his whale tub

Getting all squeaky clean

Aunt Lisa gave him "grandpa pants"

Brian "Urkel" Higginbotham

"What's happening to me, Dad?"

Don't they both look thrilled to be there?

Brian and Sally playing "together"

It's a lot quicker and more convenient to give Brian his bath in his whale tub in the kitchen, but he was getting a little big for it and had discovered how fun it was to kick his legs and splash the water. So, I was getting a little tired of him soaking the kitchen everytime he got a bath, so we decided it was time to move him to the bathroom bathtub. It's not as quick and convenient and he's still not totally sure if he likes it or not towards the end of his bath, but I'm sure he'll get used to it.

Communication

We're not quite sure what Brian is trying to "tell" us when he does this, but he has recently started doing it a lot. It's like he wants to communicate with us so badly, but he doesn't know how, so we end up with this:

On another note, Brian had his 9 month check up yesterday and here are his stats:

Weight: 21lbs 15oz, 50-75%

Length: 28 inches, 25-50%

Head: 46cm, 75-90%

The Park

Yesterday the weather was pretty good, so we walked down to the park by our house and let Brian go on the slide and in the swing for his first time. As you can see from the pictures, he wasn't too sure about the whole experience. We also had him sit in the grass for the first time and he wasn't too sure about that, too. It was funny to watch him in the swing- he just laid his head back and looked up at the sky or at the chains on the swing not showing too much emotion except for kicking his legs which he does when he gets excited. We're looking forward to the summer when the weather will get even better to let Brian play outside more. Here are a couple videos we took last night. Sorry about the 2nd one- you might get kind of dizzy with Ben moving the camera back and forth as Brian swings. :o) I attempted to put a 3rd video up, but after leaving it to upload for over an hour, I gave up on it.

9 months

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9 months old

Brian is 9 months old! He goes in for his check up on Wednesday, so we don't have all his measurements (which I'm sure you're all dying to know) :o) But, we think he's about 21 pounds and as you can see from the pictures, he has changed a lot and is getting so big. He loves to "walk" and has just started to like eating the little Gerber puffs. He is talking a lot more and is a very happy baby. I can't believe how fast time is going. Before we know it, we'll be celebrating his first birthday!